Day 648. Today, further to news from Ukraine we cover further updates from the debate over funding and we speak to analyst Konrad Muzyka from Rochan Consulting to hear his analysis on the war in Winter 2023. Contributors: David Knowles (Head of Audio Development). @DJKnowles22 on Twitter. Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on Twitter. Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on Twitter. Konrad Muzyka (Rochan Consulting). @konrad_muzyka on Twitter. Roc...
Dec 05, 2023•58 min
Day 647. Today, as well as news from the frontlines, we analyse updates from the US and the EU as decisions regarding funding Ukraine’s war effort loom large in western politics. Plus, we speak to journalist Jen Stout about her reporting and long form journalism from Ukraine. Contributors: David Knowles (Host). @DJKnowles22 on Twitter. Joe Barnes (Brussels Correspondent). @Barnes_Joe on Twitter. James Kilner (Editor, Central Asia and South Caucasus Bulletin). @JKJourno on Twitter. Jen Stout (Jou...
Dec 04, 2023•59 min
Day 645. In today's special episode, we sit down with one of our most requested guests: Levin Professor of History and Global Affairs at Yale University, Professor Timothy Snyder. A critically-acclaimed author and a renowned historian specialising in Ukraine, he is famous for his online lectures and commentary on the war. This interview was facilitated by the charity United24, who – with his support – are fundraising for a new air defence system via their project ‘Safe Skies’. You can read more ...
Dec 02, 2023•48 min
Day 644. Today, following the latest military and political updates, Francis interviews a former British frigate captain on what it’s like tailing Russian submarines, and we look in closer detail on the work being done to raise awareness of war crimes. Contributors: Francis Dearnley (Host, Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on Twitter. Tom Sharpe (Retired Navy Commander). @TomSharpe134 on Twitter. With thanks to Anastasiia Marushevska and Julia Petryk (Co-founders of the Ukrainian NGO P...
Dec 01, 2023•1 hr 15 min
Day 643. Today, as well as news from the frontlines, we hear about the reception offered by Oxford University to Russia’s ambassador to the UK, reflect on the life of Henry Kissinger and hear how soldiers and commanders think about fighting in extreme cold temperatures. Contributors: Dom Nicholls (Host). @DJKnowles22 on Twitter. Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on Twitter. Hamish De Bretton-Gordon (Former armoured warfare commanding officer and chemical weapons exper...
Nov 30, 2023•1 hr 3 min
Day 642. Today, as well as news from the frontlines, we bring you updates from the NATO meeting in Brussels, the latest from Washington DC as British Conservative politicians attempt to persuade American Republicans to continue supporting Ukraine and we speak to researcher and author Dr Jade McGlynn about her recent travels across Ukraine. Contributors: David Knowles (Host). @DJKnowles22 on Twitter. Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on Twitter. Joe Barnes (Brussels Corre...
Nov 29, 2023•52 min
Day 641. Today, we bring you the latest news from Ukraine, analyse a suspected assassination attempt on the wife of Ukraine’s military spy chief & discuss a new Ukrainian project 'People of Culture Taken Away by the War’ with friend of the podcast, Dr Sasha Dovzhyk. Contributors: David Knowles (Host). @DJKnowles22 on Twitter. Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on Twitter. Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on Twitter. Joe Barnes (Brussels Co...
Nov 28, 2023•59 min
Day 640. Today, we bring you the latest news from the frontlines and discuss the implications of the dreadful winter storm sweeping across Southern Ukraine, occupied Crimea and Russia. Contributors: David Knowles (Host). @DJKnowles22 on Twitter. Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on Twitter. Tim Sigsworth (Foreign Reporter). @tjsigsworth on Twitter. Find out more: Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatest Email: ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk See Privacy Po...
Nov 27, 2023•30 min
Day 637. Today, we bring you the latest news from Ukraine, bring you diplomatic and political updates from around the world, and we speak to charity worker Ada Wordsworth who helps villages in Eastern Ukraine recover after occupation and bombardment. Contributors: David Knowles (Host). @DJKnowles22 on Twitter. Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on Twitter. Ada Wordsworth (Director, KHARP Project). @KHARPProject on Twitter and @padochka on Twitter. Defence in Depth on N...
Nov 24, 2023•51 min
Day 636. Today, we bring you the latest news from Ukraine, analyse diplomatic developments as more European countries consider closing their borders with Russia and we hear about life in Kharkiv training Ukrainian troops, as Winter closes in. Contributors: David Knowles (Host). @DJKnowles22 on Twitter. Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on Twitter. Joe Barnes (Brussels Editor). @Barnes_Joe on Twitter. Daniel Ridley (Former Ukrainian Marine & Founder of Trident Defence...
Nov 23, 2023•51 min
Day 635. Today, we bring you the latest news from the frontlines and have a close look at the blasted Donbas town of Avdiivka: the people, the geography and the likely course of the battle there. Contributors: Dominic Nicholls (Host, Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on Twitter. Maighna Nanu (Foreign Reporter). @Maighna_N on Twitter. Daniel Hardaker (Front Page Briefing Editor). @danielhardaker4 on Twitter. Find out more: Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatest Email:...
Nov 22, 2023•29 min
Day 634. Today, we bring you the latest news from the frontlines and mark the 10th anniversary of the Maidan protests with somebody who was there. Contributors: Dominic Nicholls (Host, Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on Twitter. Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on Twitter. Aliona Hlivco (Managing Director at The Henry Jackson Society ). @Aliona_hlivco on Twitter. With thanks to Kyrylo Beskorovainyi, co-founder of the platform Science at Risk and Yuriy Khalav...
Nov 21, 2023•1 hr 10 min
Day 633. Today, we bring you the latest news from the frontline, including President Zelensky's decision to sack a senior general, and why the EU is still buying Russian gas. Contributors: Dominic Nicholls (Host, Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on Twitter. Joe Barnes (Brussels Correspondent). @Barnes_Joe on Twitter. James Kilner (Editor of the Central Asia & South Caucasus Bulletin). @jkjourno on Twitter. Find out more: Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatest Em...
Nov 20, 2023•52 min
Day 632. During the Ukraine: the latest team's recent trip to the United States, David Knowles sat down with Dr Leon Aron, writer, historian and senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. Dr Aron was born in Moscow, and came to the US from the former Soviet Union as a child as a refugee in 1978. In this interview we hear about his research into the cultural development of modern Russia, and look at the transformation of Russian politics and society under Vladimir Putin. Contributors: Da...
Nov 19, 2023•40 min
Day 630. Today, we bring you the latest news from the frontline, hear reporting from the ground in Hungary, and interview Mykola Kuleba, Founder of Save Ukraine, that rescues and rehabilitates Ukrainian children kidnapped by Russia. Contributors: David Knowles (Host). @djknowles22 on Twitter. Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on Twitter. Joe Barnes (Brussels Correspondent). @Barnes_Joe on Twitter. Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on Twitter. ...
Nov 17, 2023•1 hr 2 min
Day 629. Today, we bring you the latest updates from the frontlines, analyse the new British Foreign Secretary’s visit to Kyiv and interview GP Now, a web-based virtual clinic joining Ukrainian doctors and medical professionals to Ukrainians inside the country - including the occupied areas - and around the world. Contributors: David Knowles (Host). @djknowles22 on Twitter. Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on Twitter. Maighna Nanu (Foreign Reporter). @Maighna_N on Twitt...
Nov 16, 2023•46 min
Day 628. Today, we bring you the latest updates from Ukraine, discuss the Cyprus Confidential investigation & David interviews Yuriy Tokarski CEO of the U-Hearts foundation, a charity that protects and rescues pets in Ukraine suffering from the impacts of the war. Contributors: David Knowles (Host). @djknowles22 on Twitter. Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on Twitter. Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on Twitter. Maighna Nanu (Foreign Rep...
Nov 15, 2023•40 min
Day 627. Today, we bring you the latest updates from the frontlines, discuss financial support for Ukraine & I interview Ukrainian journalist Inna Gadzynska about her work tracking Ukrainian artefacts and treasures that end up in Russian museums. Contributors: David Knowles (Host). @djknowles22 on Twitter. Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on Twitter. Hamish De Bretton-Gordon (Former British Army colonel). @HamishDBG on Twitter. With thanks to Inna Gadzynska (Edit...
Nov 14, 2023•56 min
Day 626. Today, we bring you the latest updates from Ukraine, discuss developments in Chechnya and analyse the appointment of former Prime Minister David Cameron as the UK’s new Foreign Secretary. Contributors: David Knowles (Host). @djknowles22 on Twitter. Genevieve Holl-Allen (Politics Correspondent). @genevieve_holl on Twitter. Dom Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on Twitter. James Kilner (Editor of the Central Asia and South Caucasus Bulletin). @jkjourno on Twitter. https:/...
Nov 13, 2023•38 min
Day 623. Today, we bring you the latest updates from the frontlines, analyse the news that Ukraine is establishing bridgeheads on the left bank of the Dnipro, and speak to Foreign Correspondent Matthew Day on the latest developments in Poland as politicians negotiate to form a new government. Contributors: David Knowles (Host). @djknowles22 on Twitter. Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor) @FrancisDearnley on Twitter. Joe Barnes (Brussels Correspondent). @Barnes_Joe on Twitter. With thanks...
Nov 10, 2023•43 min
Day 622. Today, we bring you the latest updates from Ukraine, discuss the challenges and hopes of Ukraine’s EU journey and get the low down on Ukrainian democracy and politics from regular guest and contributor Aliona Hlivco. Contributors: David Knowles (Host). @djknowles22 on Twitter. Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on Twitter. Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on Twitter. Aliona Hlivco (Managing Director at the Henry Jackson society). @ali...
Nov 09, 2023•56 min
Day 621. Today, we bring you the latest updates from Ukraine, discuss the news that Ukraine has been formally recommended for EU membership and we deep-dive into Ukraine’s war time budget. Contributors: David Knowles (Host). @djknowles22 on Twitter. Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on Twitter. Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on Twitter. Joe Barnes (Brussels Correspondent). @Barnes_Joe Twitter. With thanks to Yurii Gaidai , Senior Economist ...
Nov 08, 2023•1 hr 10 min
Day 620. Today, we bring you the latest updates from Ukraine, analyse a downbeat assessment of Russian military power and interview British Conservative MP and Chair of the Foreign Affairs committee, Alicia Kearns, on the threat the Wagner group continues to pose despite the death of Yevgeny Prigozhin. Contributors: David Knowles (Host). @djknowles22 on Twitter. Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on Twitter. Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on...
Nov 07, 2023•51 min
Day 619. Today, we bring you the latest updates from Ukraine, discuss Vladimir Putin’s growing confidence & we hear about the challenges faced by Ukraine’s armed forces in procuring enough drones for front-line fighters. Contributors: David Knowles (Host). @djknowles22 on Twitter. Dominic Nicholls (Host, Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on Twitter. James Kilner ( Editor of the Central Asia & the South Caucasus Bulletin ). @jkjourno on Twitter. With thanks to Kateryna Farbar, Ukra...
Nov 06, 2023•44 min
Day 618. During the Ukraine: the latest team's recent trip to the United States, David Knowles and Francis Dearnley spent a fascinating morning at the Institute for the Study of War, where they interviewed a number of analysts and experts about all manner of subjects to do with the war in Ukraine. One of those conversations was with Senior Fellow of the ISW, retired Lieutenant General James Dubik, where the group discussed Dubik's initial assessment of the war and what lessons the US military ca...
Nov 05, 2023•35 min
A warning this week that this episode contains graphics language that some listeners might find distressing. In this episode of Battle Lines, we speak to Defence Editor Danielle Sheridan, Middle East correspondent Nataliya Vasilyeva and Senior Foreign Correspondent Sophia Yan. Danielle speaks about the Israeli forensics teams searching through ash as they look for teeth to identify Hamas victims, Sophia takes us inside her investigation into Hamas assets in Turkey, and Nataliya explains her repo...
Nov 04, 2023•58 min
Day 616. Today, we bring you the latest updates from the battlefront, discuss the potential endgame for Vladimir Putin and Francis Dearnley interviews academic Taras Kuzio on his new paper arguing how the West and Ukraine can defeat Russia. Contributors: David Knowles (Host). @djknowles22 on Twitter. Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on Twitter. Dominic Nicholls (Host, Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on Twitter. With thanks to Taras Kuzio, Adjunct Professor i...
Nov 03, 2023•54 min
Day 615 . Today, we bring you the latest updates from Ukraine and dissect the essay written by Ukraine’s top General Valerii Zaluzhnyi, that sets out his view of the full scale war with Russia and how to win it. Contributors: David Knowles (Host). @djknowles22 on Twitter. Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence) . @DomNicholls on Twitter. Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on Twitter. Hamish De Bretton-Gordon (Former Tank Commander & Telegraph contributor). @Ha...
Nov 02, 2023•52 min
Day 614 . Today, we bring you the latest updates from Ukraine and discuss the Ukrainian counter-offensive, the artillery war and and learnings from months on the offensive with George Barros from the Institute for the Study of War. Contributors: David Knowles (Host). @djknowles22 on Twitter. Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on Twitter. George Barros (Geospatial Intelligence Team Lead and Russia Analyst at the Institute for the Study of War). @georgewbarros on Twitter...
Nov 01, 2023•50 min
Day 613. Today, we bring you the latest updates from Ukraine, discuss Joe Barnes’ interview with Ukrainian Minister for Digital Transformation Mikhailo Federov & we welcome Kyiv Independent Reporter Francis Farrell back to the podcast to talk about the Russian assault on Avdiivka and the Ukrainian counter-offensive. Contributors: David Knowles (Host). @djknowles22 on Twitter. Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on Twitter. Joe Barnes (Brussels Correspondent). @Barnes_J...
Oct 31, 2023•46 min
